Leonardo Dupont is one of the last fae to survive the centuries-long extermination of his people led by vampires. When he's captured and gifted to the Tenepri heir as a trophy, Leon expects only cruelty. However, Prince Riccardo Tenepri is nothing like the monsters who came before him. Quiet, gentle, and desperate to escape the violence of his family's legacy, he sees Leon not as a prize but as someone worth saving. Riccardo's father, King Demetri, has darker plans. Leon's blood carries power enough to create a new breed of unstoppable vampire soldier, and he'll tear the world apart to possess it. With the king's ruthless enforcer on their trail, Riccardo and Leon flee the only life the prince has ever known. Now hunted as traitors, they must cross a world where trust between people is low. But even if it costs him everything to do it, Riccardo has sworn to get Leon home. Should he fail, Leon will become a weapon of war and Riccardo killed for his treason against the crown.